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Walking and Working Surfaces
See also Housekeeping; Ladders and Stairways; and Scaffolding

Construction slips and falls
Number: VT01645
Material: video, 6 minutes
Industry: construction
This humorous video discusses the causes of slips and falls, proper footwear, and prevention including awareness of hazards and good housekeeping.
Safety Shorts, 1996

Elevated work safety
Number: VT01536
Material: video, 12 minutes
Industry: all industries
This humorous video covers general safety procedures for working on tower and suspended scaffolds, aerial lifts, and roofs including proper setup, inspection, and fall arrest systems.
Industrial Training Systems, 1996

Elevated work surfaces: Getting it right at height
Number: VT01591
Material: video, 21 minutes
Industry: construction
Discusses working on scaffolds, elevated and suspended work platforms, and roofs including the importance of planning and preparing the work, hazard recognition, safety procedures, and fall protection.
Vocam, 1996

Slips and falls
Number: VT01310
Material: video, 5 minutes
Industry: all industries
Discusses the causes of slips and falls on ladders, stairs, loading docks, and wet surfaces, preventive measures, and fall techniques.
Summit Training Source, 1990

Slips and falls in construction
Number: VT01321
Material: video, 10 minutes
Industry: construction
Covers slip and fall hazards, basic safety rules, and hazard abatement including housekeeping.
Digital 2000, 1992

Slips and falls in construction
Number: VT01712 Spanish
Material: video, 10 minutes
Industry: construction
See previous description.
Digital 2000, 1992

Slips, trips and falls
Number: VT01510
Material: video, 15 minutes
Industry: all industries
Uses falls performed by stunt people to demonstrate the importance of the correct use of ladders, stair safety, good housekeeping, picking up obstacles, cleaning up spills, and fall protection equipment.
Summit Training Source, 1990

Walking and working surfaces: Watch your step!
Number: VT01484
Material: video, 19 minutes
Industry: all industries
Discusses the proper use of equipment and procedures on various walking and working surfaces including ramps, scaffolds and platforms.
Coastal Training Technologies, 1995


Warehouses

Warehouse safety: It's no mystery
Number: VT01494
Material: video, 22 minutes
Industry: general industry
Covers the most common hazards in warehouses and how to correct them including lifting, housekeeping, driving and working around forklifts, hazard communication, PPE, and materials handling.
Coastal Training Technologies, 1997


Welding and Cutting
See also Compressed Gases

Arc welding operations: Construction
Number: VT01576
Material: video, 11 minutes
Industry: construction
Reviews safety and health hazards including operating procedures, securing the work zone, ventilation, grounding, personal protective equipment, and fire prevention.
Digital 2000, 1992

Construction welding safety
Number: VT01438
Material: video, 12 minutes
Industry: construction
Discusses the essentials of welding safety focusing on oxyfuel gas welding and cutting including operation procedures and safety equipment.
Coastal Training Technologies, 1993

Gas welding and cutting operations: Construction
Number: VT01579
Material: video, 14 minutes
Industry: construction
Explains basic safety procedures and health hazards including equipment inspection, cylinder connections, valves, fire prevention, and metal fume fever.
Digital 2000, 1993

Gas welding and cutting operations: Construction
Number: VT01711 Spanish
Material: video, 14 minutes
Industry: construction
See previous description.
Digital 2000, 1993

Health and safety in welding and allied processes by Nigel C. Balchin
Number: TS227.8H
Material: book, 231 pages
Industry: all industries
Identifies the hazards of major welding processes including gas welding, arc welding, brazing and soldering.
McGraw-Hill, 1993

Hot work permit
Number: VT01298
Material: video, 13 minutes
Industry: all industries
Discusses proper procedures and safe work practices when performing hot work (welding, cutting, grinding) including identifying potential hazards including fires and explosions, permit procedures, and personal protective equipment.
Summit Training Source, 1996

Hot work: Welding and cutting safety in construction
Number: VT01414
Material: video, 14 minutes
Industry: construction
Covers safe work practices and procedures for gas and arc welding and cutting operations including recognizing hazards, personal protective equipment, and equipment inspection.
Assoc General Contractors of America, 1994

Oxyacetylene safety
Number: VT01397
Material: video, 22 minutes
Industry: all industries
Discusses the importance of following basic safety rules, ten safety rules are given and illustrated, and demonstrations show the dangers and effects of misuse of oxyacetylene equipment.
Primedia Workplace Learning, 1996

Oxyfuel gas cutting: The sure cut
Number: VT01491
Material: video, 13 minutes
Industry: all industries
Details the principles of welding safety and provides specific procedures when performing oxyfuel gas cutting including safety equipment, hook-up procedures, hazardous fumes, and ventilation.
Coastal Training Technologies, 1990

Safety and health factors in welding and cutting
Number: VT01290
Material: video, 30 minutes
Industry: all industries
Discusses general safety and health hazards associated with gas and arc welding and cutting as well as techniques for controlling or reducing these hazards including gases, chemical agents, hearing loss, and fire.
OSHA Office of Training and Education, 1990

Welding safety: Securing the work zone
Number: VT01450
Material: video, 16 minutes
Industry: all industries
Explains proper procedures for oxyfuel and electric-arc welding, securing the 360-degree zone, proper ventilation, personal protective
equipment, and fire watch.
Coastal Training Technologies, 1988

Welding: Respecting the hazards
Number: VT01301
Material: video, 13 minutes
Industry: all industries
Discusses understanding and recognizing potential hazards, safe work practices, types of welding, inspecting the welding environment and equipment, proper personal protective equipment, and fire prevention.
Summit Training Source, 1996


Wholesale and Retail Trades

Health & safety Why care?
Number: VT01173
Material: video, 14 minutes
Industry: general industry
Presents an overview of potential hazards and safety precautions for retail, wholesale and department store employees.
Retail, Wholesale and Dept Store Union, 1991

Health & safety Why care?
Number: VT01173S Spanish
Material: video, 14 minutes
Industry: general industry
See previous description.
Retail, Wholesale and Dept Store Union, 1991


Workplace Violence

Is it worth your life? Workplace violence prevention
Number: VT01262
Material: video, 19 minutes
Industry: retail trade
This video shows ways to prevent or defuse violent situations in retail stores. NOTE: Washington State has a Crime Prevention Code. OSHA uses the General Duty Clause to cover
this workplace hazard.
WA State Dept of Labor & Industries, 1992

Targeting workplace violence
Number: VT01385
Material: video, 19 minutes
Industry: general industry
Shows three scenarios (hospital/late night custodial/office) then discusses ways to prevent or defuse the situations.
Oregon Occupational S&H Division, 1997

Violence in the workplace
Number: VT01703
Material: video, 15 minutes
Industry: all industries
Covers the underlying causes of workplace violence, warning signs, types of threats including aggressive behavior and verbal abuse, proper response to threatening words or actions, and handling disputes with co-workers.
Training Network-LIP, 1996

Violence on the job
Number: DVD03
Material: DVD, 27 minutes
Industry: all industries
Discusses practical measures for identifying risk factors for violence at work, and taking strategic action to keep employees safe.
US National Institute for OSH, 2004

Violence on the job (CC)
Number: DVD04
Material: DVD, 27 minutes
Industry: all industries
Discusses practical measures for identifying risk factors for violence at work, and taking strategic action to keep employees safe.
US National Institute for OSH, 2004

 
 
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